Anthony Drayton outplayed his six opponents over two weekends of magnificent chess and captured his first ever national title.
Drayton’s opponents were no novices, as each of the six had succeeded in the pre-qualification process. They had earned their places.
The most vital match of the championship was the Drayton-Taffin Khan clash since both men are about evenly matched in FIDE rating points. During their encounter, Drayton methodically overpowered Khan with some carefully orchestrated moves to engineer his defeat and, subsequently, emerge victorious in the championship.
